Starting attachment for engines.



J. WHITCOMB.

STARTING ATTACHMENT FOR ENGINES.

APPLICATION FILED APR.2.1918.

1,298,843. I Patented Apr.1,1919.

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JAMES wHIToOMB, OEGOLDEN, COLORADO} As-sIeNoE 0E ONE-FOURTH TO CHARLESESPY ZBYERS, E HAsTI es, NEBRASKA, oN -nALE 'IQ RALPH s. BUCHTEL, ANDONE-FOURTH TO BENJAMIN F. HEEFNTEB.

STARTING ATTACHMENT FOB. ENGINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919.

Application filed April 2, 1918. Serial No. 226,252.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs WHITOOMB, a citizen of the United States,residing at Golden, in the county of Jefferson and State of Colorado,have invented new and useful Improvements in Starting Attachments forEngines, Of which thefollowing is a specific-ation.

This invention relates to starting attachments for internal combustionengines, the object in view being to facilitate the starting of enginesparticularly in cold weather or after the engine has been out ofoperation for a sufficient length of time to become cold. 1

A further object of the invention is to provide means for facilitatingthe starting of an internal combustion engine, which means is in theform of an attachment capable of being readily applied to the intakeconnection of an engine between the carbureter and the combustionchamber, at any desired point.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of thefeatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts,hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional view illustrating the improved device in itsapplied relation to an engine.

Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the device with the adjacent wallor plate removed.

Fig. 3 is a similar view of the inner plate or Wall of the device andthe parts carried thereby.

The device contemplated in this invention comprises a casing 1 which isgenerally cylindrical in formation and which comprises an outer wall 2,an inner wall 3 and a peripheral or circular wall 4, the latter beingformed with a slot 5 to admit of the back and forth movements of thehandle 6 of a out off or shutter 7. The cut off 7 is pivotally mountedat 8 within the casing 1 and engine where it is readily is designed tocover and uncover a central opening 9 through the front wall 2 of thecaslng.

The inner wall or plate 3 of the casing is detachably connected to theperipheral wall 4: by any suitable fastening means and has pro ectingfrom its outer face a tubular nipple 10, the end portion of which isthreaded as shown at 11 and screwed in the intake pipe or manifold of anengine between the carbureter and the combustion chamber.

Encircling the tubular nipple 10 is a cylinder housing or sleeve 12 theinternal diameter of which is sufliciently greater than the exteriordiameter of the nipple 10 to enable a body 18 of absorbent material,preferably asbestos, to be inserted around the nipple and within saidsleeve, the asbestos pro ecting beyond one or both ends of the sleeve 12so that a highly combustible hydrocarbon such as gasolene may be pouredor squirted upon the material 13.

In the use of the device, it is preferred to employ a squirt can filledwith gasolene or other highly volatile fuel oil and inject a smallquantity of the same through the opening 9 into the casing 1. Anadditional amount of such fuel oil is squirted upon the absorbentmaterial 13 and the gasolene or other Oil is then ignited by a match. Asthe fuel is consumed the wall or plate 3 and nipple 10 are highly heatedand the liquid fuel contained in the casing is correspondingly heatedand generated into a highly explosive vapor. Then as the engine isturned over, such highly combustible gas is drawn into the engine by thesuction of the latter thereby insuring a sufficient number ofrevolutions of the engine shaft to heat the engine to a point where itwill take up its own cycle of Operation with the carbureted airfurnished directly by the carbureter.

The device hereinabove described is of the visible type, being locatedexteriorly of the accessible and as above indicated it may be readilyapplied to any internal combustion engine.

Having thus fully described my invention, between said Walls and adaptedto cover and I claim uncover the inlet opening thereof, a tubular 10 Astarting attachment for internal coninipple projecting from said casing,absorbbustion engines, comprising a casing inent material encirclingsaid nipple, and re- 5 eluding disk-shaped :inner and outer Walls,tainingmeans for said abscrbent material.

the outer Wall having an "inlet opening ln testim'cny whereof I affix mysignature. therein for injection of a supply of liquid fuel, acut ofi'contained Within said casing JAMES WHITCOMB.

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